With less than a week before Christmas, almost every email I've received today has started with the words, 'It's not too late to order for Christmas!' But if you have downloaded the Christmas badge Countdown app, you will know exactly how many days, hours, minutes and seconds before Christmas.

Hopefully, all your gifts have been bought and wrapped and your Christmas cards signed and sent to friends and family. If you have missed someone, it's not too late to send them Christmas greetings. Dayspring cards have a wonderful selection of animated Christmas cards that you can email or schedule to be sent at a particular date and time.

Take a moment or two to sign up for a Christmas or Advent reading plan from YouVersion. You can even track the number and location of those reading the Christmas story across the world with the YouVersion Christmas Story tracker.. here.

If you've left it to the last minute to look for an advent calendar for this year, then perhaps you should consider one of advent calendar apps available.With attractive illustrations, Bible verses to read and festive music, the free app Bethlehem the Beginning Advent Calendar is a great way to celebrate the approaching holiday season with your children.You might also like to check out the previous post with links to creatable advent calendars here...

The Advent Calendar app includes digital chocolates each day plus Christmas traditions from around the world, facts, fun, music, great graphics and falling snow.. a different approach to the countdown for Christmas and remember Christ's birth. Check it out here...

For something a little different, check out the Jacqui Lawson Advent Calendar-Village, with animated sketches or stories for each day. These daily creative animations include classical music and carols.There is also a London version but it is a larger version- 87MB.

The Advent Calendar 2012 by Keitai srl includes Christmas pictures for children to colour and share through Facebook, Twitter or email.Find it here..